Improving Weight Management

Start the NHS Weight Loss Plan – Keeping active is just one aspect of wellbeing. We are not currently able to provide the popular Weight Loss Challenge. In the meantime staff are encouraged to undertake the free NHS 12-week diet and exercise plan.  This is available on the Live Well website

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/start-the-nhs-weight-loss-plan/

It's also available as an app on the App Store and Google Play or as printable PDFs

The plan, which has been downloaded more than 7 million times, is designed to help you lose weight safely – and keep it off.

 

The Weight Loss Plan has several features:

• Promotes safe and sustainable weight loss
• You can set your own personal weight loss target
• Learn to make healthier food choices – with lots of quick healthy recipes
• Record your activity and progress
• Exercise plans to help you lose weight
• Learn skills to prevent weight regain

The plan is designed to help you lose weight at a safe rate of 0.5kg to 1kg (1lb to 2lb) each week by sticking to a daily calorie allowance. For most men, this means sticking to a calorie limit of no more than 1,900kcal a day, and 1,400kcal for most women.

If you find it hard sticking to the calorie limit, use our BMI calculator to get your own personal weight loss calorie allowance.

If you go over your limit one day, do not worry: it simply means you'll have to reduce your calorie intake on the following days.

For example, if you're a woman and you have 1,700kcal on Tuesday, that's 300kcal more than your daily calorie allowance of 1,400kcal.

To stay on track, you'd need to cut out an extra 300kcal from your remaining calorie intake over the rest of the week.

To lose weight, the average person should reduce their daily calorie intake by 600kcal. Try this out and give us your feedback in confidence - Occupational.health@liverpoolft.nhs.uk